Booking Flights on Interview Day

[GregBu 1]

My wife's interview is scheduled for February 7th at 9am. That afternoon/evening, she'd like to return to Cape Breton, NS.

I'm just curious when a safe time to book her flight would be. I'm not sure how long she can expect to be at the Consulate.

[canadian_wife 1,824]

We were done, and on our way home, by 11am. If she gets there EARLY (and we were there at 6:30am - Timmies around the corner) she should be the 1st in and 1st out)

I'd say late afternoon should be good

good luck

[Inky 1,111]

My interview was called in just after 9am - I was the first interview of the day (not sure why it took that long? they opened at 7something) But I was finished and out just a little after 9:30am. Our hotel was 5min walk not even just down the block and their check out time was 11am.

[YuAndDan 153]

Safest would be to book them AFTER you have passport with the visa in-hand, you never know if case goes into administrative review.

[GregBu 1]

Great, thank you so much. Still probably going to play it safe and book the flight for after 5pm, but we might risk it with an earlier flight.

[Inky 1,111]

Safest would be to book them AFTER you have passport with the visa in-hand, you never know if case goes into administrative review.

Cape Breton is IN Canada. They are talking about leaving Montreal and going back home to their house. Not to the USA.

[YuAndDan 153]

Cape Breton is IN Canada. They are talking about leaving Montreal and going back home to their house. Not to the USA.

Good point.

[Canadiandggal 49]

Great, thank you so much. Still probably going to play it safe and book the flight for after 5pm, but we might risk it with an earlier flight.

I had a train back to Oshawa , we booked it for 3pm and we were there by 1pm.

We were out of the embassy by 1030ish.

[coraliesolms 47]

I was in at 7.30 and out at 8.30... you are safe booking an afternoon flight

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

i would go for a flight that leaves in the after noon - any time after 3pm

[Inky 1,111]

A later flight means really good shopping and food in Montreal!

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Will she not need her passport to get back on the flight? I'm not sure how other people who've travelled long distanes to Montreal have handled it.

[Allie 5]

I'm from Cape Breton Island ( Canada's Master Piece ) When I booked my flights I stayed over night

in MTL, flew back at 2 the next day just in case I had to return to the Consulate and also because I

was driving back home from Halifax as the fare return from Sydney was very high at that time

if she books her return flight for 5 p.m. she's going to get into Halifax a little after 8 p.m.

and if driving it's a long tricky drive at night back to the Cape, from Halifax in winter

[Inky 1,111]

Will she not need her passport to get back on the flight? I'm not sure how other people who've travelled long distanes to Montreal have handled it.

Can use any picture ID within Canada. I never used a passport to fly from Ottawa to Nova Scotia any of the times I had gone to see my family.

edit sry lemme re-say that GOVERNMENT picture ID lol.. So Driver License, Health Card. Not a picture drawn with crayons with your name on it lol.

Edited January 5, 2011 by Inky

[decocker 7,198]

i would definitely book the flight for the next day. we didn't get out of the consulate until almost noon (no particular reason - just unlucky i guess) and then she'll have to deal with montreal traffic. same day is doable, but with all the interview related stress - making a flight on time would make things all that more stressful i would think..